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McALLEN, TEXAS, SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1928.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Polish Fliers
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“THERE’S NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS”
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temperature registered st 8 a. m. to-
| Merchants were asked to beware of
' promoters of worthless advertising tn
[a circular letter distributed by the
Chamber of Commerce and the Retail
l Merchants Association. Il reads:
Consider carefully before you enter
into any contract or agreement with
any perron offering big returns on his
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HAGEN DEFEATED BY
BRITISH GOLFER
Boy’s Week To Be Observed Here;
ProgranrFor Week Begins Today
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relief.
grave
flags brought
“Bremen.”
Balchen Off
For Washington
CURTISS F/ELD, N. Y . April 28.—
- ‘. Waco University was founded
Relocation Waco in 1881 and the two
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New York, raining
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were merged. ...into
at Waco in 1886, whore it is stil
rated. .
completed some time during, the com- ,M hy pay thia profit to the man who
ing week, according to Mr. C. b. Mar-
manager of h» Archer Automo- ’
bile Company. . ’ t
Polish Airmen
Not On Ocean
Hop; In France
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AUSTIN, April 28 - The Railroad
Gommistdon, today, , took under adr
visement thb application uf Wardway
Incorporated, of ballas, for a permit
to operate twelve busses between Dal-
(International News Service)
LE BOURGET, France, April 28.—
Major Louie Idzikowski and Major
Casmimir Kapula, Polish airmen who i unostentatious tribute
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in an eftort to bring
They placed on Ben-
the priceless German and
-“^““ht along on- the,
; las and Miami, Arizona
■ April 28. Bernt Baleh-'n landed here
| shortly after he loo’: off from Curtis
i Field this morning,
abandon his flight
memberships Bernt Balghen transatlantic flyer took [ wfather. •
the nlrkmo. r\f nff nloBP At thirtv thia THnrnInp ,
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GULF COAST GOLFERS WILL
HOLD TOURNEY HERE MAY 30
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On the 30th of May the Lower Gulf
Coast Golt Association will hold the
second of its tournaments at the Tepe-
huaje Country Club, according to an
announcement made yesterday by Mr.
O. P. Archer, President of the club.
The first tourney of the year was held!
at Edinburg. Included /in the asso-l
elation are Corpus Christ’, Kings-1
Ville, and the four Valley Clubs,
Brownsville, Mercedes, Edinburg,and
. It is expected that a large
number of golfers will be attracted to,
the tournament, .it is expected.
f
the thought In mind of serving the
dishes best Hko.fi by the boys. Par-'
ents are asked to spend the..evening
with the boys at home.
THREE MEN DROWN IN
STEAMER ACCIDENT
ANTLANTIC CITY, April 28.—
Three men were drowned when the
steamer “Southshore” drifted on to a
beach here when a bwser parted while
it was being towed from New York
to Baltimore by the tag “Susan Mo-
ran.”
Moon in charge, parents are asked..
to devote as much tlmgfaF possible
to the, boys m> this day. Mothers are
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boy is lionized. He gets his ftrs(
real insight into the meaning of the
“boy being the father of the race”.
The program has been arranged
with exceeding rare, and men have
been selected to guide the activities
of the boys because of their capabili-
ties and experience with boys.’
The program begins today with
“The Day tn the Churches” Mr. Ar-
cher declared. On Monday afternoon
following the Loyalty Parade Mr.
Carl Faust, through the efforts of A.
A. Hughes, will speak to the boys and
girls at ths Palace Theatre where all
the youngsters- will be the guests of
Mr. L. J. Mason, Manager.
At the close of the program for
the week the boys will journey to
the south sid» of Lake Montezuma
where they will enjoy a wienie roast,
hot buns, and plenty of pop.’" The
closing day which is not officially list-
ed In the program seems to be one of
the most interesting and anxiously
awaited days of the whole week.
The complete program follows^
“Sunday: The Dey in the Churches.
J, D. Bramlette in charge. Fathers
are asked to attend their churches
with their boys and the ministers
will be asked to preach sermons
which have special interest for the
boys.' ■ '
Monday forenoon: The Day tn the
Schools. J. Grady Timmons tn charge.
Business men of the town will make
talks In each of the schols at the
chapel perwid.
Monday afternoon: Loyalty Parade.
A. A. Hughes In charge. The parade
will form at the cly park at 4 p. m.
Following the parade, the boys will
be the guests of L. J. Mason at the
Palace theatre.
Tuesday: The Day in fndnstry. R.
J. Randolph in charge. The boys, will
visit the various manufacturing plants
an«T industries of the city and per-
haps lh other part/of the Valley.
Wednesday: The bay tn Athletics. " - -
J. ^V. ^Osborne In charge. VJartous’
athletic' and field events and swim-
ing contests.
^Thursday: The Day in Clltxenshfb:
V J. EcAaJkainp. id charge. The bovs +
' the ;
westward oyer the
. clgM. and third column shows high- wll(leine88 R ls the greate„t
News story since Lindbergh’s flight.
“The flight made by the Paramount
i News^ Cameraman, Ray Fernstrom,
to reach Greenly Island was an epie
|4n itself. The ship faced the same
'difficulties that forced down the-
l"-'Bremen” at the end. of her voyage.
• Icy fog and snow ladden gales whip-
.-ped across an open desolate land.
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•42: “From Murray Bay, 100 miles north
64 W Quebec, where he had been_first
6£ to arrive, Fernstrom hopped
-46.Seven Islandj^ 25fSnil.es north.-'Ho
86 was the first to freet and photograph
64 Commander FUzmaurice, Irish flyer,
50- ion his wi * J
54 -The Commandant himself brought
76 Fernstrom’s- film on south to Mur-;
Competition between Waco and
Dallas became very keen, amj( during
the hearings, it was reported that mer
chants of one city had advocated a
boycott against goods from the other.
Dallas offered as an inducement
1000 acres of land and |1,500,9Q0.
while Waco offered to build an*ath)e- 1
tic stadium, woman's dormitory, 1
and a chapel If the University would
remain In Waco. ]
Kapula, Polish aviators, hopped off'
from Lt> Bourget Airdome this morn- ’
Ing at 5 o'clock, ostensibly on a test
flight preparatry to a contemplated
transatlantic hop.
It was rumored after the take-off
that the flyers are already started on Tribute to Bennett
the transatlantic jump. . It is belieyedl
that they are headed for the Azores as ;
the first stop. <
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Country Club
, Memberships
Selling Fast
including1 *“Brcmen’’ were ready—a five hnn-.
WTO.„„, A moderate de- rod foot Paramount Neyra Special ” j
presston over the Canadian Northwest! This remarkable picture will be]
has caused a rise in temperature over i shown today, tomorrow and 1 ueeday ■
-much of the great Northwest L —
occurred last night if the central [.with
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night'and SuKdSy with light to mode-' Island-Hthe Ohly News eamerapan to
rate winds, mostly southeasterly and reach the “Bremen.’5
increasing Sunday., ’ . f - •
For East Texas: Increasing cloudi] ,From Tuesday, until Thursday-
uess and warmer tonight; Sunday every one of the few good light ,
partly cloudy. Liglit to fresh north-^rustrom recorded the story,
erly winds on the coast. [of fcaptatn Koehi, Banjn von Huenn-
» • v , t |feld, and their ship the “Brenjen”.
WEATHER CONDITIONS !The screen tells how i-eli Fernstrom*
wBatometr!c' pressure was moderate-'did Ms Job.Back bf name, fighting
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Whto he las ted down by
Jy fair to clear and rather cool wea- the gales. Friday morning at dayrn
ther practically throughout the re- J he arrived at Murray^ Bay. Straight
glon between the Rocky and Appa- .ag n homing pigeon the’ plane head-
lachlan mountain syaSem A disturb-'e(i for New York,
ance of great intensity was central t "
over the northeastern states at tfie,
same time, attended by strong shift- through the Laboratory, edited, print-
ing winds and moderate to heaay pre- ed antl distributed. The Bf»t pie-
clpitation in the states east of the '■'turos of the German flyers and the
Appalachian Mountains, I
Georgia and Florida, a
Archer Auto Co.
To Place New
Show Windows
The west wail of the Archer Super- pet advertising scheme, k or profit Is
the corner of his firsl eonsidexutton. You are the man
who pays this profit. Does this profit
go back into your community to help
r. taxes, and other
things that makes this a better place
Archer live?
If you figure .the cost ot the pel
advertising schemes you will always
will re- Hud a handsome profit that goes to
None of the pet advertis-
28. Major, . program.has* been outlined fol
^uls Jdz^kowski and Major ca8imar|thp f>rruan an<1 Irlah nier8 tontght
| New York realizing that they were
very tired and upset over the death
of Bennett. - v.
Mr., Mason in discussing this film
said. “The picture shows Captain
. Koehi and Baron von Huenefeld
d^ ssoond column shows lowest last?maroone(i wlth thelr-broken ahlp iu
• wilderness.
Construction Begun On New Home jH"Z“ Br°
Hudson-Essex Dealer; Cost $ 10,000 ZSS™
' ” • NEJW YORK. April 28.—The distin-
guished foreign airmen who added a
I dramatic chapter to man’s aerial con-
quest of the Atlantic Ocean arrived
| here toulght from Washington by
Train. ’They were Baron Gunther
I Von Huenefeld and Captain Herman
Koehi. of Germany, add Major James
i E. Fltzmaurice, chief 'of the Irish
(Free State Air Force.
The large crowd at the depot gave
itbe 'visiting airmen a rousing wel-
\-6me. but New York's official wel-
come will not come until Monday. |
when a reception rivalling that ren-!
dered Lindbergh will he given
trio who first flew i
Atlantic in a heavier-than-air macltfnet]sm-yice
WASHINGTON, D. C, Apr’J 28.-
Stormbound again by the elements
[ which have conspired against them at
every, turn, the German-Irish trans-
atlantic fliers decided today to leave lwo hole match of I
Washington by train rather than hy I i'evcn hundred fifty dollars today,
airplane. In a drizzling rain this! —* 1 " ’)®(
morning; which accentuated the mel- [R. R COMMISSION SCANS
BUS APPLICATION
Station, at the corner of
Broadway and Eighteenth Avenue, is
K,n0*uiu**i rvapuiw, , vu»u nn uicu n uv uuiusuujtiiuuin iriwuve wuen mey , “* -
were-reported to have hopped off for laid flags of Germany and Ireland heiug removed to provide show space htrId schools, pay
.1.— V,——J ... A A „ j.l * *- . _____ (“ ' ♦<>„ rtf , 1, u <'V. r-.1 .tr wHt^h thlflfifS that OluKeS
: flight, landed at Abbeville this after-, grave of Lloyd ^Jennett, “The Gallant i
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radiator caused them to stop. . pneumonia contracted in an epic [ rators
flight fron^ Detroit to Quebec with re-
' placement parts for the stranded
'.Junkers plane, “Bremen”, at Grees’v
I Island.
No program.has been outlined fol
In keeping with the world cry for
«peed and action Mr. L. J. Mason,
Manager of the McAllen Theatres,
Inc., has secured news films of the
“Bremen's” stay on Greenly Island.
These pictures will be shown at the
.Palace Theatre, today, and represent
an achievement on the part of the
intrepid Paramount cameraman who
• battled with the same snow, fog and
ice that confounded the “Bremen”
| crew and forced it down. And it in-
dicates the integr'ly of the local man-
ager in-supplying to the patrons of his
theatres the latest as soon as it is
possible for science to get it here.
Once again the boys of the city
become the s ipreme power as Boya’
Week open oday. Each year the
Rotary Club, believing that a good
boy makes a tood man sponsors and
promotes this effort under the direc-
tion of the Boys' Work Committee of
which Mr. O. P. Archer is chairman.
Each day will be replete with acti-
vities in which the adult stands back,
and looks on and the boy takes on
the responsibilities .of society. It t»' '
the week of all the year when the '.L
boy is' lionized. He gets hia ftfs^
McALL&N DAILY PRESS, THE FASTEST GROWING NEWSPAPER XN THE VALLEY
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TODAY w
Sunrise at 5:48; Sun will set at 7:11.
Moonrise at 2:44 p. tn.; Moon set at
J:24 a. m. tomorrow.
This -report as of Saturday, there
being none issued Sunday.
Amarillo, pt. cldy 44
BROWNSVILLE clear 53
Chicago, clear 36
Dallas, clear 50
Denver, cloudy 50
Detroit, clear 38
.'Miami, cluody
j Texas, in 1846.
. I the old Baylor University are still vl-
j sible at. that spot, and much of
It is only a matter of time unttl Texas’ early history is wrapped In
today, tomorrow and Tuesday [ Baylor University, th* oldest educe- the cloak of Intimacy with Baylor
Frost5 at the Palace Theatre in conn^btion tlonal institution In the state of Tex- University.
"Speedy”,', starrlnsc Harold as, will be moved from Waco to Dal-
I lad, the Educational
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new |10,000 home of Lester Akron
Hudson-Essex, according to R. Les-
ter Aaron, proprietor of the establish-
ment. F. L. Moore hafl the contract
for the erection of the building, which
will be 54 feet by 90 feet. It is ex-
pected that the building will be ready
- for occupancy by May 20,* Mr. Aaron
said. The building is located on the
Inter-County Highway east of the
City.
The structure will be entirely of
brick, and will be modern in every
reaped. The Jront portion will be
occupied by a large showroom, which
wll be well-lighted. Plate glas$
windows will be set in three sides McAllen,
of the showroom. Offices, a ladies’
rest room, and the parts department
will have heir place just in the
rear of the.showroom space. Mr.
Aaron stated that a full stock of
Hudson-Essex parts will be carried
.at all (imes.
The organization of the firm will
remain the same, but the name will
be changed from McAllen Hudson-
B>sex Company to Lester Aaron
Hudson-Essex, according to Mr.
Aaron. Further announcement con-
cerning the opening of the new
home will be made through the co-
lumns of this paper.
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B ASHINGTON, d a, ^AfrA -8 —
The House unanimously adopted a
/f . ' . I resolution authorizing the president
j to confer Distinguished-Flyinj Crosses'
AT Uir Q>e .groy ot the jBremen-'. Votf
fe/me .<->«*. ■'•J
Relocation Commission Recommends
Removal Of Baylor Univ. Tn Dallas
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' (international News Service) ’ I Commission ,of the General Conven-
DALLAS, -Texas. April 28.—Waco tion of the Baptist Church having
Into this afternoon lost its long fight (recommended its removal this after-
to keep Baylor lU^lversity the^to' noon, according to.tje International
A when the Educational Relocation j NesES-Sgrvlce
ei-e rushed Commission of the Imptist General j Baylor University is the ol4“8t tos-
Convention of Texas recommended ' tltutiof? of higher learning In Texas,
that the principal Baptist College' in,having been founded at Independence,
the etate he moved to Dallas. j Texas, in 1846. Some of the ruins of
The vote was 15 to 2.
The fliers this morning paid an
when they
I GOODRICH
SILVER
■1 TOWNS
VmKj Archer
Company
'■ C. K. IxMlle and gon. realtors. Mr.
been living I
iff 'loY***^ ■** ■«"&' in
Wehrheim, of, Cottflh, Texas, ' will
operate the business.
' The new compnip- announces that
it will be equipped to grind lenses,
and to make replacement parts and
to do a general optical business.
Both of the men have had consider-
able previous experience in their i
work, it in declared.
In addition to the optical business peri^nee in this work win be in
the new enterprise will engage it-, charge ot the latter departiMaA Mr.
self in jewelry and watfh repairing, McRill formerly o^ned the biggest
it was announced. Mr. McRill who Jewelry aafi optica) estabDshmght in
has had more than 20 years ot ex- [ Bristow. Oklahoma. .
ancholy nature of their visit, Baron .
Von Huenefeld, .Captain Herman I
Koehi and Major James Fltzmaurice
paid sad tribute at the grave of Floyd
announced ! Bennett who- died
yesterday, that as a result of the mem- them
bership drive that is being carried .on —**’"
at present only about six member-
ships are still open. When these are
secured the roster will show a total of |
15Q and the stock of the company,
incorporated for 330,000 will have'
been phid in.
Comjnentin'g on the situation Mr.
Archer said that no i .
would be available after the close of, off aloAe al eight thirty this morning >
the campaign except as memberships in a Ford plane tor Washington. H®;!.!,..’ A jL
are sold by those that now hold them,‘will bring back Gerrflan-Irish - fliers *lOUSe AlltnOnZeS
and then onij-at a gfcatly advanced alter ftiey visit Arlington to pay tri-
uer rusmaurice,, insa iiyer, Pric®- |1 . .
way’soy^h for repair parts. “"The- club Here boosts a hupderd |
acres of land, a club (rouse, and an 18 Balcnen
hole goltf course The annual meeL — .
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DrgUghon’s Boldness College has
been sold to Mr. G. W. Brown, of Cor-
pus Christi, and he has moved to
McAllen to give his personal attention
to the school, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday.
Mr. Brown has also bought both the
Valley Business College and the
Draughon school at Harlingen, wTrlch
have been merged- »
Ben Rodriguez, field secretary tot
the college, Has moved to McAllen to
make his permanent home, according
to Mr. Brown. Mr. R. V, Litle, field
semetsry and prindipal of, (he bfc-
Allgn school, y. In move his family to
Harlingen’, ’♦where he will matte his
home. .
Add-on*! feactre/s wjli b<Femployed
at both ’sot^clB. Midt a’.treat improve-
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. Valley. Optical Co.
To Open May First
Withih a few days McAllen will
have a new business' enterprise.
The Valley Optical Company .will be
epe^ed for business in the Post Of-
the United States on a transatlantic with the Stars and. Stripes on the i tor models of the Chrysler ear, which
' ' ~ I is' sold in McA|l|en by the ,
shortly alter 2 o’clock^ A leaky ;Gentleman Unafraid”, iVho died from Auomobile Company, owners and ope-!
<■»„.. ' <_ ! rutnr^ of :■ Super-Set v>o Station, j
Laige plate glass windows .
place the brick wall, and will greatly | Homebody. None of the pet advertlH-
enh'ance the beauty of the showrooms.' schemes bring you the results pic-
It is expected that the work nr’ll be tured by the one who gets the profit.
gives nothing back to your commu-
nity.
The Valley is being preyed upon by
promoters of fake, advertising schemes.
So avail yourself of the service offer-
ed both by the Chamber of Commerce
and Retail Merchants Association bf
your city, by demanding that every
(International News Service) [solicitor have a letter of endorsement
MOORPARK, England.. .April 287—[ from one of these organizations.
Archie Cqmpston, crack British pro-!
feSsional, defeated Walter Hagerf, Am-!
erican start, with eighteen tip in their!
two hole match of ■ thirty
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Merchants Are Warned Against
Worthless Advertising Schemes
[ solicitor
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himself brought
^wney; ang tnrin-i: ■■■ .. y j
Fair to^iart^ cloudy and warmer to- five hqura hl« plane sighted Gg*eniy ‘ ■ ' MB
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